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The Chiayi City Government holds a Cochin pottery craft competition to promote traditional crafts. This year, a senior long-term care group is added to allow elders to participate in creation and commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of King Ye, the master of Cochin pottery.
A total of 418 works participated in the Chiayi Jiaozhi Pottery Craft Competition. (Provided by Chiayi City Government)
[Reporter Wang Shanyan/Chiayi Report] The Chiayi City Government held the "2026 Chiayi Cochin Pottery Craft Competition". This year, Cochin potters will be allowed to enter the community long-term care station to lead the elders in creation, and a new senior long-term care group will be added to allow the elders to become creators to participate; the competition was announced a few days ago The list of winners includes a total of 107 works. Among them, the best and best works will be displayed in the briefing room of the Chiayi City Museum from October 13 to 28. The gold, silver, and bronze awards will be displayed in the "Legendary King Ye - National Treasure Cochin Pottery Master 200th Commemorative Exhibition" from October 24.
Entries from the national group of Chiayi Jiaozhi Pottery Craft Competition. (Provided by Chiayi City Government)
This year, the Jiashi Municipal Cultural Bureau cooperated with three community long-term care institutions and invited Cochin pottery artists to enter the community long-term care stations to lead the elders from understanding Cochin pottery to actual creation, bringing traditional crafts into life. This year, a total of 418 works were entered in the Cochin pottery craft competition. After the jury selection, 107 winning works were selected.
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Chiayi Mayor Huang Minhui said that Cochin pottery is an important traditional craft in Chiayi and an important symbol of urban culture. From traditional temple decoration to campuses, communities and long-term care bases, Cochin pottery is not only a preserved culture, but also continues to be seen, understood and passed down through every creator.
Huang Minhui said that the Cochin Pottery Craft Competition has added a senior citizen group this year, allowing elders to become creators and showing the vitality of traditional crafts across ages and generations. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of King Ye, the master of Cochin pottery. The Chia City Museum will launch the "Legendary King Ye - National Treasure Cochin Pottery Master 200th Commemorative Exhibition" from October 24 to April 25, 2027, to let more citizens know Chiayi's precious Cochin pottery culture.
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